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This pivotal role will be responsible for providing technical leadership and strategic guidance throughout the presales cycle, focusing on mainframe solutions and modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical knowledge of mainframe environments, coupled with exceptional communication and presentation skills to articulate complex solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences, including C-level executives.\nKey Responsibilities:\n Solution Design & Architecture:Lead the design and definition of overall mainframe infrastructure solutionframeworks for mainframe components within client proposals and bids.\nAnalyze client requirements, existing IT landscapes, and business objectives to architect tailor-made mainframe solutions, including on-premise, cloud, and hybrid models.\nDevelop detailed architectural designs, high-level designs, and associated documentation (e.g., application views, multiple sections & views, artefacts).\nEvaluate and recommend solutions to integrate mainframe systems with the broader technology ecosystem.\nIdentify improvements, options, and tradeoffs to define target state solutions.\n\n Presales & Client 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